Oodnadatta and the Simpson Desert

We arrived in Oodnadatta at 11.40 am on the 25th of August and re-fuelled and the set out for Dallhousie Springs. Our plan was to go to Dallhousie and from there drive back to Mt Dare to re-fuel ensuring we had full tanks and spare jerry cans also full of fuel to make it across the Simpson Desert to Birdsville.
In hind site we would no recommend this to people travelling from Oodnadatta to the Simpson on the West to East route. Keep it simple and fill up at Oodnadatta and drive straight out to the Simpson. We doubled back for little or no gain and our first day into the Simpson only took us as far as Purni Bore camp. A good start but if we had not gone back to Mt Dare we could possibly have been 140 k further into the Simpson.
The birdlife at Purni Bore was incredible but we discovered their presence was due to a burst water main from the bore to the header tank. We reported this to the SA National Parks.

We are in Birdsville (30/8/19) just catching up on the Blog as we have not had coms since we left Orroroo SA. I will catch up.

The four of us and cars at the entrance to the SA Witjira National Park
on the Western side of the the Simpson.

A Spoon Bill at the Dall Housie Springs.

A bandicoot that can be found in the Dallhousie Springs

How an Artesian Spring forms naturally

Early morning at the springs, water temperature is hotter than a bath.

another morning view of the springs with the mist
rising due to the heat of the water.

Mount Dare hotel

Mount Dare fuel pump, note the cost of fuel

A Mount Dare Egret

A Mount Dare dingo on the run!

Campfire at Purni Bore

Pink cockatoos at Purni Bore

Doting white cockatoos

In flight

More inflight

Bore head tanks at Purni Bore

Adjusting tire pressure for the Simpson.

After re-fueling at Mount Dare we are ready to now enter the Simpson Desert bound for 

On the road to Purni Bore, campsite 1.